updating nero8 ver 8.2 to 8.3

[sunnystaines]

our nero 8 cd is version 8.2 which installs ok on w7. now to get it working we need to update to ver 8.3.

the only option i can find to update is within nero 8 itself under check for updates which worked ok in vista.

but in w7 it downloads the update [no option to save] then the screen says it needs to uninstall the current version and will need to restart. but after nero reboots into windows no trace of nero other than the registry the update just does not kick in.

any idea's anyone please.

 

[bobkn]

Download the latest 8.x version:

Nero - Nero 8 - Update

(Hint: you don't need to supply a real email address.)

Save your installation key.

Uninstall Nero.

Install using the above. (It isn't strictly an updater.)

Enter your key again.

I've used Nero 8.1.13.0 successfully under Win7 Home Premium X64. I just use Nero Burning Rom itself; I don't know whether any of the other applications are compatible.

 

[sunnystaines]

bobkn

i am right i install from the cd then instal from the update, if the update fails to load on reboot, i goto the download folder [saved nero update] and install from there?

 

[sunnystaines]

tried the above reinstalled from cd then updated using the saved download from mydownloads.

now have ver 8.3.14.0 but when i click on the short cut on the desktop takes about 3 minutes to open.

thanks for the download link, can you help on the slow opening please

 

[bobkn]

I suggest removing Nero altogether, and re-installing it. In the worst case, you may have to download the cleanup tool to remove all significant remnants of Nero from your system.

I have had trouble in the past with updating it. I haven't seen 8.3.14.0, but if it's like the 8.3.13.0 "update", it'll install as a stand-alone.

 

[sunnystaines]

bobkn

thanks, a small dialogue box open saying unable to contact sever i click retry and nero opens, not keen to reinstal just yet after several attempts to get it working.

the download came from your link.

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
unless you NEED the bloatware that Nero now has become I'd suggest you go back to version 7 -- works fine on W7 and X-64 as well.

The Mega codecs plugin pack works so you've got no trouble burning audio CD's from FLAC files etc etc.

For just "normal" burning software there's lots of better (and FREE) alternatives -- and don't forget once you've created an ISO windows 7 itself can burn directly.

cheers
jimbo

 

[bobkn]

I still like Nero. It's not all that bloated if you only install the burning application. Of course, it makes little sense to pay a lot of money just for Nero Burning Rom.

Does the burning utility built-in to Win7 include a burn verification feature? (That's not a rhetorical question.)

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
simple answer -- yes
cheers
jimbo

 

[andygo]

I have the same version of Nero 8 installed on my laptop and main PC. Works fine on my main pc, but not on my laptop. Might be the drivers for the laptop dvd/cd drive?